Notes on Consciousness

• "What nervous systems make possible is not cell-to-cell signaling itself—that is common—but particular kinds of signaling. Nervous systems are fast, first of all. Except in a few cases like the #Venus flytrap, #Plant(s) act on a slower #Time scale." #Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith #Peter Godfrey-Smith
• "The senses track what's going on in the environment, and nervous systems use this information to work out what to do. I'll call this the sensory-motor view of nervous systems and their function." #Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith #Peter Godfrey-Smith
• "Through much of the twentieth century, a sensory-motor view of the #Evolution of nervous systems was simply assumed, and it took some time for the second view, the one based on internal coordination, to become clear (...) I'll call this the action-shaping view of the role played by early nervous systems." #Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith #Peter Godfrey-Smith

See also: #Neuron(s) #Neurotransmitter(s)